Profile of The Champagne Safari

The mood of The Champagne Safari is disturbing and thought provoking. The plot centers around anti semitism, genocide, and campaign. It is an independent, documentary, and historical movie. In approach, The Champagne Safari is serious and realistic. The setting is Hollywood, Paris, and Canada. It happens during World War 2.

Summary

A profile of quixotic European industrialist (and likely Nazi collaborator) Charles E. Bedaux, whose ambition and imagination won him a fortune but also led him on outrageous expeditions, such as his 1934 trek through the then-unmapped Canadian Rockies with a giant entourage including Hollywood cinematographer Floyd Crosby. Footage of the voyage is interspersed with interviews and other documentation. Winner of a Genie award for Best Feature Documentary.
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